Name: Alexander NathansAge: 17Role: RivalStarting Location: Castelia CityAppearance:Bio: Born to a wealthy family in Nimbasa City, Alexander has been waiting all his life to become a Pokemon trainer. He's prepared for a long time for the day he'd finally get his own Pokemon; studying Pokemon battles in Nimbasa City's Battle Subway, researching about Pokemon using the internet, basically doing all he could to make sure he knew everything there was to know when he finally could be called a Pokemon Trainer. Finally, on one fateful day, his parents gifted him his very first Pokemon, a Snivy from Professor Juniper. They had plans on moving to another region, but Alexander insisted that he start his journey in Unova, the region he grew up in.

Happening upon Team Opal online, Alexander has his own plans to meet them in Castelia City, without them knowing anything. Every great Pokemon Trainer has their own rival, so Alexander decided that he would declare himself as a rival to the group. Pokemon:Sir Pent the Snivy Wulfgarde the Riolu

Appearance:Bio: Merle is the daughter of the Pokemon professor, Professor Hazel, and has spent lots of time in her mother's lab. She was fascinated by the Pokemon her mother studied, in particular the Ghost types. She resolved that one day she would become a sort of ghost hunter, not really hunting them, but researching them and their mysterious ways. Recently she started a journey to do just that, and continue to study and learn about Pokemon. Her mother gave her a Eevee and a Litwick before allowing her to go off on her journey.

Merle is mainly fascinated by Ghost Pokemon, though she also find Psychic and Dark types very interesting. She's also a fan of the horror genre, and takes great delight in what most would find terrifying. That's not to say she's a very terrifying person herself. She takes great enthusiasm in her research and her Pokemon, and enjoys a good battle as long as she learns something new from it.Pokemon:Eevee Level 5Litwick Level 5

Also working on a Villain Team app, but I'd like a bit more information on their motif and goal stuff.

"Having an aura of menace is like having a pet weasel, because you rarely meet someone who has one, and when you do it makes you want to hide under the coffee table." -Lemony Snicket

Credit to the fantastic GotMLK7 for the Top Hat Squad in my sig, and the magnificent hershel_layton for the Merle in my sig!

Her outfit is what’s absolutely silly: she dresses very much like a witch out of a storybook. She wears a witch’s hat, dark robes, you name it. She’s even got black and purple striped tights and dark character shoes. She has a belt around her waist with a comically large buckle that glistens when light hits it, and she even takes care to keep a book of “spells” on hand.

What is not so silly is everything else about her, most notably her expression. She’s not a perky little “witch” by any stretch of the imagination. Instead, she has a constantly wide-eyed expression with irises so dark they almost can’t be distinguished from her pupils. There are dark bags under her eyes, and she looks as though she hasn’t slept in some time. Her smile finishes off the creepy expression: she just doesn’t stop grinning in her unsettling manner.

Her skin is pale to the point of sickliness, and her hair is just as white. Her hair is never styled, and she leaves it wild and long, and it seems to almost float with its peculiar waviness.

But Regan’s not finished! Just to make sure she looks extra creepy, she keeps her Pokemon outside their Pokeballs and allows them to travel outside with her.

Lost Lenore the Spiritomb typically mounts herself (itself? Themselves?) on Regan’s back and hovers around Regan like a plume of mystic smoke surrounding her.

Streetlight the Lampent hooks himself on Regan’s shoulder, lighting her way with an unearthly blue glow.

Regan holds onto Edgar the Drifloon as one would a balloon, and he also keeps her backpack aloft, carrying it for her.

Regan wears five Pokeballs on her belt at all times.

Bio: No one in Icirrus City really knows where Regan came from. As near as anyone can tell, she just appeared in the Pokemon Center during a snowstorm one day. The lights flickered for a second, and suddenly she was at the front desk, her ghost type Pokemon wrapped around her, and she was wearing her trademark eerie grin.

She took up residence in a small apartment shortly thereafter, and everyone's only ever seen her come out at night. She tends to take long walks late at night, stalking the city's streets when the air is cold and harsh, spooking anyone she comes across. She generally keeps to herself, though sometimes she will accost people and demand that she read their fortune, often predicting either good or bad happenings in the future.

She's right more often than the city's residents are truly comfortable with.

From what the rest of Icirrus City has observed, Regan seems to focus her life primarily around hexes and mysticism. While some originally thought that her fixation on magic was a joke, it has become clear over time that the interest is genuine and very dedicated. Regan's devotion to magic can be seen in her obsessive collection of "ingredients" for potions and spells. She can sometimes be caught late at night in curiosity shops purchasing esoteric goods for her own unknown purposes.

In conversation, Regan isn't much for talking, preferring to only utter mysterious statements or garbled "spells" to accompany her grin. Unless she believes it prudent to read your fortune, she'll do no more than cackle at you, be vague and creepy, or engage in listless conversation that she allows to quickly die. If anyone persists in conversation with her, she tends to propose a Pokemon battle. This of course assumes she didn't already challenge the other person to one right off the bat, which she also likes to do.

Her source of income has only vaguely been guessed at by the rest of the city, but she seems to at least live reasonably comfortably; her bills are always paid on time, and she and her Pokemon never seem to be wanting for food.

Pokemon:

Lost Lenore the Spiritomb - A Spiritomb that hangs above Regan like a misty shroud. The Pokemon's actual keystone seems to be attached to the back of Regan's witch robe, though the cloudy "body" rises well above that, surrounding Regan's head. Lost Lenore sometimes utters curious sounding whines or moans that sound disturbingly human.

Streetlight the Lampent - A Lampent that lights Regan's way at night, clinging to Regan's shoulder as she walks. He doesn't say much, preferring to simply speak in expressions and in fire, flaring up when passionate or angry and burning lower when feeling low.

Edgar the Drifloon - A Drifloon that Regan clings to by one tendril as a child would a balloon. In the other tendril, Edgar holds Regan's backpack with all her things, such as her spell book. Edgar is the most vocal of the three Pokemon, freely uttering comments in Pokemon speak.

The score is still Q to 12. Shirley Homes avatar by my Invisible Friend. They're an awesome artist!

A huge thanks to my Invisible Friend for this AMAZING Shirley Homes art!

Bio:Boo is a cheerful and naive girl with the dream of someday becoming a pokemon master, sadly, she is not the most skilled girl, she is actually kinda ditzy but despite that she is very determined to become the very best. One day her parents decided that she was mature enough to start her journey with a pokemon, so they decided to gave her each one a pokemon, her mother gave to her a charmander, because of how passionate is Boo and her father gave her a Ralts because of how intuitive this species of pokemon is . She has lived all her live fascinated with the secret agent movies, she admires all the girls that appear on the movies, and thanks to that she wants to defeat some kind of evil organization with the help of a man on a suit.

The fool has been brought back for his most challenging quest yet. To become CHAMPION OF UNOVA, of course!

Yes, having (supposedly) defeated the elite 4... Actually, every pokemon league ever, Ash Ketchum, Red, Silver, N... and so forth, Erwing has arrived to take over Unova in style, becoming the POKEMON CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS!

"There is in them a softer fire than the ruby, there is the brilliant purple of the amethyst, and the sea green of the emerald - all shining together in incredible union. Some by their splendor rival the colors of the painters, others the flame of burning sulphur or of fire quickened by oil."

-- Gaius Plinius Secundus

Sitting atop an ocean of blue is the SS Indominus. A ship on cruise around the world, whose hull has braved Gyarados jaws and Sharpedo fangs on its many noble voyages. Powered by the flames of the mighty Slugma, and surrounded by a convoy of Pelipper bodyguards, the ship continues, ever onwards to bring the passengers safely on their way.

Aboard this mighty ship are four humble trainers, brimming with hope and energy. Jade Ita, Roland Nolastname, Velvet Rose, and Merle Hazel. They call themselves "Team Opal", a name bestowed upon them by their beneficiary. Their goal: to defeat 8 Gym Leaders and prove their worth on a grand tour of Unova. Their first stop: Castelia City, the heart of Unova.

As the SS Indominus pulls itself into the harbor, two curious figures approach the docks, unlike any other standing about.

One was a woman; nay a scientist. Clad in a clean white labcoat and pince nez eyeglass, with a bush of lush olive hair spreading over her head. The other was a young girl, likely no older that 13 years of age. A single glance tells you that she's the scientist's daughter, the same olive green hair tied up in a bow while she adjusted her own over sized glasses. She beamed excitedly, practically dragging her mother along by an invisible wire, while the Indominus sounded its horn and the bridge began to lower.

"They're here, right on schedule!" The girl declares, checking her wrist-mounted C-Gear. "This is so exciting! I can't wait to see them for real!"

Her mother replied with a somewhat weary smile, and set her hand on the girl's shoulder-- A hand not of flesh and blood, but of steel.

"Well, well," Another voice called; a nearby Ace Trainer approached the two with a friendly grin, "I never expected to see you around here, Professor! What gives?"

Professor Olive glanced away from her daughter and greeted the Trainer with a polite smile. "Oh, my daughter's getting together with some of her 'online' friends. It's something they've been planning for a long while."

"My own personal experiment!" The youth declared proudly, "An all-expense-paid campaign across Unova. My friends wanted to take on a Pokemon League together as one, but they lived too far apart-- So I brought them here, to Unova, to take on our league! With me as their guide, they can't fail!"

She raised her wrist, gesturing to the electronic device perched upon it-- Something well known to Unovians as a "C-Gear". With a click, she brought up a logo of a glittering gem, split into four colors: jade green, velvet red, indigo blue, and raven black.

"Team Opal," said Isabelle proudly. "Came up with the name myself."

"How altruistic," The Ace Trainer remarked, with a glance to the Professor, "And this is all coming out of whose wallet?"

Professor Olive's grin wavered. "I made her a deal that she'd organize everything, make all the arrangements, and collect 600 samples of Trubbish DNA and I'd fund it. Needless to say..."

"I smelled like garbage for a week!" Isabelle declared proudly, and suddenly the Ace Trainer realized that what he'd presumed to be the stench of the docks was suddenly emanating a lot stronger from the girl.

"But yes, she did her work," The Professor said, "And from what I hear, her friends are determined to do this. I spoke with their parents, and it was done."

"Team Opal is go!" Isabelle said.

"Ha ha," The Ace Trainer shook his head. "What things you all get up to. Well, it was good to see you again, Professor. I think I'm gonna go hang out in the fair. Good luck, kid."

Isabelle beamed in response, and then put her attention squarely back on the SS Indominus, her heart racing. Finally, it was time.

The bridge connected and the voice of the captain informed the passengers that it was time to depart. The passengers began to pour out of the ship, first in a trickle, then in a cascade of bodies. All the while, the curious mother and daughter stood calmly. The mother then reached into her bag, and, producing a small sign from the bag, held it above her head in her prosthetic hand-- Which suddenly extended upwards from the wrist, high into the air.

"Team Opal" read the sign. It was unmistakable and unmissable.

Team Opal finally makes it to the bridge, bags in hand and ready to depart. It's been a long journey, but the adventure can finally begin.

"Here we go." Isabelle said with a grin.

Pokemon: Opal VersionEpisode 1: Warm Welcomes

Spoiler : OOC :

Non-Party members in Castelia are free to post if they wish to appear now, or wait until the party is more free and gets done talking with the Professor and Isabelle. The game proper will get going once that convo is finished.

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Roland was sleeping. Blister was also sleeping. Elizabeth was sleeping too. They all had to get up really early in order to catch this boat. It was a long way from Kalos to Unova, okay?

Anyways, they managed to sleep through most of the trip, but they were awakened by the loud PA saying it was time to get off. Probably a good thing. Roland hurried to wake both of his Pokemon up and get off the boat. As he was exiting, he saw the big sign with the four-colored gem. As soon as he was off the boat, however, he was a bit wobbly. Boats didn't really get a long with him. He adjusted his glasses, and started making his way toward the sign...

To find that he was the first one there. Weird. He would just wait it out, Snivy on his shoulder, Deino by his side. Roland almost never had his Pokemon inside their Pokeballs. He always figured it'd be too hard to keep track of which ball's which without writing on them, and that would just look silly. He approached the Professor and her daughter, glaring at the sign, with an unimpressed look on his face.

Velvet sat on a chair on the right side of the interior of the boat. Instead of gazing at the woman sitting across from her, her eyes were fixated on several cards situated across the table. The cards were relatively large in size- much larger than your typical deck of playing cards; they possessed green backs with the symbol of an oval situated in the middle of each.

Velvet closed for eyes for a moment, her lips curved into a slight smile. Her hands quickly reaches out and flips over one of the cards on the bottom right. The girl then opens her eyes. "Ah, the Fool. In the upright position." Velvet began. "This typically indicates "new beginnings"- that one is starting anew from their past life. And that the individual will go on an adventure that requires time and commitment." Velvet paused, perhaps for dramatic effect, then continued. "However, one must not be consumed by the new possibilities and forget where one stands. And a misstep in the adventure could be disastrous."

Velvet then looks back up at Jade. "Pretty fitting, wouldn't you agree?"

"With good friends by your side, anything is possible. If you really care for each other, it makes everyone stronger! Then you'll have the will to succeed! The world is filled with painful things, it's sad sometimes, and you won't be able to handle it by yourself. But just know: If there's someone that you love, you'll stay on the right path. And you won't ever give in! As long as you keep that person in your heart, you'll keep getting back up. Understand? That's why a Hero never loses!"

Bio: Aya was born and raised in Virbank City, and immediately fell in love with all of the Pokemon in the Virbank Complex, especially the Magnemite. As such, she did some more research on Steel-type Pokemon and became an adept specialist. When Aya challenged Roxie for the Virbank City Gym Badge, apparently, she realized this wasn't the best place to put a Poison Gym, so she just kinda ragequit and turned the Gym over to Aya, who revamped it into a Steel-type Gym. Aya is almost robotic, being result-oriented, (usually with the "result" being winning her Pokemon battles) and having a hard time outwardly showing her emotions, or communicating at all, for that matter. Outside of battle, she's pretty naive and gullible.

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Starting Location: Aspertia and appears in every town at least briefly, as he’s somewhat of a supervisor for the Eight Gym Leaders

Appearance: Cosmo is a small and slightly chubby man. He has jaw-length bright pink hair that mostly falls down to that level, besides the frontal bangs, which are held up by a red shell hair clamp. He’s horridly pale, has slight freckles, and has red eyes. Cosmo is always consistently smiling.

He wears a pastel buttoned up pink cardigan that falls down to just below his butt, with pockets near the bottom where he tends to put his hands in. he wears white sweatpants and pink dog slippers.

Bio: Known as one of the toughest Gym Leaders in history, and is considered somewhat of a wall towards the Elite Four. He’s known to take the biggest risks during fights and it generally pays off well. His signature pokemon is a slurpuff that has belly-drum and unburden. The rest of his pokemon are random, generally.

As the hardest gym leader, and the one with the least challenges, he is known to also be the supervisor of each gym, checking up on their performance and scoping out new trainers.. Since it doesn’t take long for him to fly to each gym, this check is often very frequent. Sometimes, he’s nice enough to give hints on how to be a better trainer. Although this advice can also be very blunt.

A huge elitist in battle situations.

Pokemon: Gym Leaders have no set pokemon!

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Appearance: Long and unruly blonde hair that almost covers her catlike yellow eyes, and comes down to her waist. She has two cat ears and a long, white cat tail. Are they real? I don't know... Don't ask me.... She has a large, sharp grin. Thin eyebrows. She's exceptionally short. Has a small, upturned nose. She's also got rosy, frigging... anime blush sticker cheeks. You know what I mean...

She wears a black waitress/maitre-d uniform/black ruffley maid-dress thing combination. The top is a suit-vest, with a white blouse underneath. In the breast pocket, she carries a notepad and a cloth. The blouse is long and has ruffles at the sleeves. For the skirt/dress... It's a ruffley-black maid skirt. Happy?

She wears black loafers with really soft soles because they're comfy, and striped blue and white socks. On her hands she wears padded white gloves. On her head, she wears a headband.

Bio: The Cat-Queen of Opelucid City, business entrepreneur and restaurant tycoon. Let's be honest, gym battles are just entertainment for her guests and paying customers. A side job. Nyanko's TRUE passion is that cash flow! That dollar-dollar! The MUNZ!

Starting by selling snacks from what basically amounted to a cardboard box, Nyanko has risen up the ranks and is one of Unova's top producers of snack foods and microwave meals. Now, you may be wondering how she got into gym battles in the first place.

Well, it kills time and (the eternal sadistic kitty) it's fun to beat people at things.

A playful hedonist at heart, she always enjoys the comfort of good food, good company and crushing her opponents. Cats can't help but play with their food, after all...

Name: Zeth EtherflameAge: Unknown, but many say that he's around 40.Role: Gym Leader of Icirrus City (The 5th gym)Starting Location: Neptune (Naw he's in Icirrus)

Appearance: Zeth looks like an elderly black man with black dreads that flow to his shoulders. His eyes are generally droopy as if he hasn't had enough sleep. In the gym he's usually shirtless and his upper body is littered with bizarre spiritual tatoos. He wears gray sweatpants and walks around barefoot within the gym.

Bio: Not many people know exactly where Zeth came from. Some claim that he was once a wandering trainer who took roots to learn taboo and mystical arts, others say that he was a shaman from an unknown island, others say he was a hobo who luckily got a gym poisition. Whatever his backstory might be, Zeth is a known practitioner of all things arcance and spiritual. When he's not recieving challengers he often spends many days meditating in a dar room lit with candles to meditate.

He's not particularly friendly, especially to those he deems unworthy of challenging them and see's them more so as interruptions to his meditation, though he is very friendly and open to people who seem to share the same intrests as him. That said he seems to be intellegent and well versed in topics that encompass the reigion. He frequently visists twist mountain to meditate as well. He finds the cold solitude of Icirrus city to be perfect for perfecting his practice.

Pokemon:

Type: Ghost

None set but there may be some reccuring ones...

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